Jason W. Reed

Jason W. Reed is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, affiliated with the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology. His research focuses on understanding how environmental and endogenous signals regulate plant development, particularly in Arabidopsis thaliana. Key areas include auxin signaling, flower maturation, SAUR protein functions, and hormonal interactions.

Research interests include the role of auxin response factors (ARFs) and Aux/IAA proteins in developmental processes like seedling growth, ovule development, and flower opening. The lab also investigates SAUR proteins' roles in growth promotion, stomatal regulation, and membrane dynamics. Reed's work combines genetics, molecular biology, microscopy, and biochemistry to unravel plant growth control mechanisms with potential agronomic applications.

Publications highlight discoveries in auxin-mediated flower maturation, SAUR protein functions, and microRNA regulation of reproductive development. The lab's findings advance understanding of plant developmental coordination and hormone signaling networks.